Custom button update for other users

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Hi,

I´ve made a custom button with inbuild python scripts and shared it between users (some of which don´t really know too much about Rhino). They just drag and drop the file and the custom button loads, no problem there.

But how should I go about updating the button in case of changes?

Drag and dropping the .rui file adds a “duplicate”. You can recognise the new one by name and disable the old in properties, but I wouldn´t want to drag inexperienced users through that.

Is there a way to update the button rather than add a new one?

We are working on Rhino 5.

Thanks in advance

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Hello - can the script file be placed on a shared network location? Your button macro could still be

! -_RunPythonScript “full path and file name”

if that is consistent. I have not done this but I imagine it ought to work.

-Pascal

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Hi,
returning to a continuous problem here I was wondering wether it is possible to run the code from a webpage. If I had something like “https://www.mycode.com/mycode.py” will Rhino recognise this as well?

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Similar to what Pascal said, this link has some more details.

You can use Aliases instead of buttons if desired.

Running Python scripts from aliases or toolbar buttons - Scripting - McNeel Forum

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Yes, that´s what I´m attempting to do and it´s working locally. Attempting to link a .py file through onedrive and google drive didn´t work, but those links don´t really link the file I think - they link their own web with the file displayed.

I need a way to connect someone purely through the internet. Should a permanent link like this work?

Or is that a waste of an attempt as well?

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Welp … after doing some research this seems to border closely with a plugin and I don´t think I can take that route yet. Guess I´ll just have to expand the user guide to remove the previous version and hope for the best.

Anyway if there is something I missed I´ll be grateful for any advice.

Cheers